Flash Flood Warning 34, NWS Nashville, TN

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WGUS74 KOHX 181551
FFSOHX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
1051 AM CDT WED AUG 18 2010

TNC027-049-133-137-141-181715-
/O.CON.KOHX.FF.W.0034.000000T0000Z-100818T1715Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
PUTNAM TN-OVERTON TN-FENTRESS TN-PICKETT TN-CLAY TN-
1051 AM CDT WED AUG 18 2010

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 PM CDT FOR
EASTERN CLAY...PICKETT...FENTRESS...OVERTON AND NORTHEASTERN PUTNAM
COUNTIES...

AT 1046 AM CDT...DANGEROUS FLASH FLOODING WAS OCCURRING IN THE 
WARNED AREA.

* NUMEROUS WATER RESCUES AND ROAD CLOSURES HAVE OCCURRED AND WITH     
  ADDITIONAL RAINFALL THIS MORNING...DANGEROUS FLASH FLOODING IS     
  EXPECTED TO CONTINUE.

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO LIVINGSTON...
JAMESTOWN AND BYRDSTOWN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE 
ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. WHEN 
ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN 
AROUND...DONT DROWN.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE 
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. 

&&

LAT...LON 3633 8475 3633 8477 3629 8479 3627 8487
      3616 8490 3616 8497 3615 8498 3617 8503
      3615 8504 3615 8547 3662 8550 3663 8497
      3660 8477 3640 8465

$$

LAROSA

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
627 AM CDT WED AUG 18 2010

.AVIATION 12Z DISCUSSION...
SURFACE TROUGH TO THE WEST OF THE MID STATE WILL CONTINUE TO USHER IN
A DEEP AND MOIST SOUTHERLY FETCH. THUS...SHOWERS AND TSTMS WILL
CONTINUE ALONG WITH CIGS AOB 3KFT AND VSBYS IN THE 1-3 SM RANGE.
PRECIP WILL DECREASE IN COVERAGE FROM WEST TO EAST AFTER 06Z THU.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 313 AM CDT WED AUG 18 2010/

DISCUSSION...
ANALYSIS SHOWING FRONTAL BOUNDARY NOW STALLED JUST NORTH OF THE CWA
..WITH DEWPTS WELL RECOVERED. ALOFT...UL TROF WORKING ACROSS THE NATIONS
MID-SECTION. NOSE OF LL JET AS WELL AS WEAK IMPULSES HELPING TO
ENHANCE ONGOING CONVECTION.

DEEPER MOISTURE FLOWING INTO THE REGION EXTENDING FROM REMNANTS OF
GULF TROPICAL SYSTEM. AS UL TROF MOVES SLOWLY EAST TODAY/TONIGHT...
DEEP MOISTURE FEED WILL REMAIN IN FULL SWING. ADDITIONALLY...MOVING
UL TROFS WILL NUDGE FRONTAL BOUNDARY SOUTH WHICH LOOKS TO STALL ACROSS
NORTH AL TOWARD 12Z THU. LL/ML JET STEAKS ALSO CUTTING IMMEDIATE AREA
THROUGH THAT PERIOD. ULTIMATELY...SHWRS/STORMS EXPECTED TO BE WIDESPREAD
THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH POSSIBILITY OF LOCALLY HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY
TODAY.

ON THU...UL TROF PASSES AND WEAK RIDGING BUILDS IN THU NIGHT. WIDESPREAD
PCPN WILL SLOWLY END DURING THU AFTERNOON AND REALLY QUIET DOWN IN
THE EVENING AS FRONT MOVES FURTHER SOUTH.

UL RIDGE WEAKENS ALREADY FRI...WHICH ALLOWS DEEPER MOISTURE TO WORK
BACK UP INTO THE REGION LATER IN THE DAY AS ANOTHER WEAK UL TROF
APPROACHES. THIS TROF SETS UP OVER THE AREA SAT THEN MOVES EAST
SUN AS RIDGE BUILDS TO THE WEST. THIS WILL MEAN AT LEAST SCT
SHWRS/STORMS RETURN FRI INTO MUCH OF SUN...BUT UL RIDGE
STRENGTHENING AFTER THAT POINT WILL BRING A DRY START TO NEXT
WEEK.

&&

.OHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.
&&

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
759 AM CDT WED AUG 18 2010

TNZ005>011-022>034-056>060-062>066-093>095-191030-
STEWART-MONTGOMERY-ROBERTSON-SUMNER-MACON-CLAY-PICKETT-BENTON-
HOUSTON-HUMPHREYS-DICKSON-CHEATHAM-DAVIDSON-WILSON-TROUSDALE-
SMITH-JACKSON-PUTNAM-OVERTON-FENTRESS-PERRY-HICKMAN-LEWIS-
WILLIAMSON-MAURY-RUTHERFORD-CANNON-DE KALB-WHITE-CUMBERLAND-WAYNE-
LAWRENCE-GILES-
759 AM CDT WED AUG 18 2010

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

LARGE AMOUNTS OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN ACROSS PARTS OF MIDDLE TN. AN
ADDITIONAL TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF RAIN IS EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS. THIS WILL LEAD TO STANDING WATER ON ROADWAYS AS
WELL AS FLOODING. ISOLATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MAY ALSO DEVELOP
THIS AFTERNOON.

MORE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV OR
BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS ARE ENCOURAGED
TO REPORT HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN NASHVILLE.

TNZ061-075-077>080-191030-
MARSHALL-BEDFORD-COFFEE-WARREN-GRUNDY-VAN BUREN-
759 AM CDT WED AUG 18 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN EXPECTED MAY LEAD TO STANDING WATER ON ROADWAYS
AS WELL AS MINOR FLOODING. ISOLATED STRONG STORMS MAY DEVELOP THIS
AFTERNOON.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS ARE ENCOURAGED
TO REPORT HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN NASHVILLE.

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
726 AM CDT WED AUG 18 2010

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0715 AM     FLOOD            5 NW COOKEVILLE         36.21N 85.57W
08/18/2010                   PUTNAM             TN   PUBLIC

            PIPPEN ROAD IS UNDER 3 TO 4 INCHES OF WATER.

&&

BWHITEHD

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
752 AM CDT WED AUG 18 2010

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0751 AM     FLASH FLOOD      LIVINGSTON              36.39N 85.33W
08/18/2010                   OVERTON            TN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SEVERAL ROAD CLOSURES ACROSS THE COUNTY DUE TO FLOODING.

&&

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